Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Six car loads of stock sheep arrived at
Warrenton depot on Thursday consigned to
number Of grnziers.
has been quite sick for the past few days,
was much improved yesterday.
The citizens of Danville yesterday organ
lied on agricultural fair association, and
propose holding the first exhibition this fall.
Townes Lewis, the little boy who was
badly hurt in Danvile Wednesday by
sticking an umbrella rib in his eye, died
yesterday.
James Pace Jackson. the two-year-old
son of Rev. DR.. FL. Melville Jackson, of
Richmond, died at Mountain Top, Fear
Alton, on Thursday.
The brown stone quarry at Brertsville is
being worked both night and day in order to
Ell extensive orders from Philadelphia and
other northern cities.
The commission OF auperintendens of
ton yesterday The chief topic discussed
was the proper provision Tor incurable in
sane. The commission will probably rec
mend a new asylum.
Thos II. Hardy, wel-known business
man of Norfolk, has been missing. and yes.
terday an intimate friend received letter
purporting to be from him, stating that his
body wonld be found at Ocean View, and a
party of friends went to the beach 10 insti-
tute @ search.
AT the session of tho county court of Lou
doun this week indictments were found
against several parties for violating the sew
eral laws-a barkeeper in Middleburg. for
seling spiritous liquors to minors Ida Man.
ly, for murder and William II. McKenna,
for attempt 10 murder.
United States Senator Riddeberger was
yesterday committed to jail at Woodstock
and fined S25 by Judge Newman for con
tempt of court A placard was paraded on
the streets rejecting on the Judge in a case
in which Senator Riddleberger was inter
ested. Partisan feeling runs high, aud
trouble is feared.
The old plat of the Stafford county court
house property and the plat Of the old pris-
OH bounds have been found. Tho former
shows the court house standing in the cen
ire OF an area of two acres. The metes and
bounds osten acres are given as the terrific.
ry over which those imprisoned for debt
under the old English law, were allowed TO
roam. The survey was made by Travers
Daniel, and accepted by the court October,
1883. Tho document is well preserved.
The argument for the defense in the Lang
ston murder trial at Petersburg. which con
| sumed all yesterday, was concluded at night,
and the court Immediately adjourned on ac-
count of the illness of one of the jurors. Self
defense was argued az justification for the
shooting, and the medical treatment of the
wounded man was severely criticised as i'm
proper and as fatally aggrayating the pistol
wounds. The case will be given 10 the jury
to day, but it is thought that there is little
chance of verdict.
Holmes R. Puryear was hanged at Prince
George Court House at GIG o'clock yester-
day afternoon for the murder of his wife by
poisoning in June, 1856. AT o'clock in the
morning, during the temporary absence of
his guard, he attempted to cut his throat
with piece of glass. but inflicted only
slight wound. He was carried upon the
gallows by four men, being too weak to go
alone. Before the black cap was adjusted
Puryear made q statement from the scafiold,
in which he said he did not kill his wife,
and that if she was poisoned he did not
know where she got the strychnine. He was
particularly severe on the jury which con-
victed him, and also on the prosecuting at
torney. He said if ne had not been betray.
cd by friend he could have made his es-
cape last Wednesday
A dispatch from Lexington 10 the Lynch
burg Virginim says: Isaac and Malinda
Lewis, man and wife, hailing from Char
lottesville, have been engaged at the Rock
bridge Alum Springs this season as waiter
and chambermaid. At an early hour Thurs
day morning Isaac went to his room and
found Lee Brown. alias Strother, waiter,
with his wife. Malinda became furious,
and, Selling q small knife she inflicted
dangerous wound in the abdomen of her
husband, and badly cut Mr.. j. o. Foster,
who happened to be near. Just after mid
night Thursday night Deputy Constable A.
G.. Brady arrived in town and lodged the
woman in Jail. Lewis is seriously cut and
may die. Brown, alias Strother, fired
shot at Lewis, but without effect He es
capped just before daybreak Friday morning.